William Allan Sloan

  General Notes:

The WWI Draft Registration Card for William Allan Sloan dated June 5, 1917 records his date of birth as December 7, 1890 in Philadelphia, PA. William is employed as an Intructor in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. He is married an living at 814 S. 58th Street in Philadelphia. He is short with medium build and has blue eyes and brown hair. He signs his form as W. A. Sloan.

The WWII Draft Registration Card (for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897) for William Allan Sloan dated April 27, 1942 lists his date of birth as December 7, 1890 in Philadelphia, PA. He is living at 7204 Spruce Street in Upper Darby, Delaware Co., PA. He is working the University of Pennsylvania and his physical description is 5' 6", 151 lbs with blue eyes, gray hair and ruddy complexion. The person who will always know his address is John E. Grant, husband of his wife's sister, Hazel.

Actual birth & death dates are from Roots Web World Connect Project:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=sloanguy&id=I030456

  Research Notes:

William Bunker Sloan was born January 14, 1860 in PA and died September30, 1927 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA. He was buried October 4, 1927 in Westminster Cemetery. He married Elizabeth Gibson 19 November 19, 1888 in Walnut St. Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA. Elizabeth Gibson was born June 1866 in PA and died January 2, 1928 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA. She was buried January 4, 1928 in Westminster Cemetery.

Children of William Bunker Sloan and Elizabeth Gibson are:
1. Raymond G. Sloan was born October 2, 1889 in PA and died September30, 1927 in Upper Darby Twp, Delaware Co. PA.
2. William Allan Sloan was born December7, 1890 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA., and died January 31, 1960 in Upper Darby, Delaware Co. PA.
3. Margaret E. Sloan was born July 10, 1895 in PA and died January 5, 1977 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co. PA.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Mechanical Engineer.

• Education: BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of Pennsylvania (Senior Honors).

William married Carrie Leona McGowan, daughter of James A. McGowan and Emma Rebecca Helms, in 1916 in Philadelphia, PA. (Carrie Leona McGowan was born on 9 Jan 1892 in Philadelphia, PA and died on 11 Feb 1975 in Upper Darby Township, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania.)

  Marriage Notes:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951
Name: Carrie L McGowan
Gender: Female
Spouse Surname: Sloan
Spouse Gender: Male
Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage Year: 1916
Marriage License Number: 350245 [cross reference to William A. Sloan]
Digital GSU Number: 4141890